The Thread For Those Who Feel The Need To Share With Us All The Banal Details Of Their Lives- Page 86
The Thread For Those Who Feel The Need To Share With Us All The Banal Details Of Their Lives
SorryGrateful
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/10/05
#2125Banal thread
Posted: 12/16/05 at 11:09amYour school sounds sadistic. Our finals were limited to a week.
You promised me poems. ~Tricky
#2126Banal thread
Posted: 12/16/05 at 11:09amIt's a week here, too. My last one is on the last day, though.
SorryGrateful
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/10/05
#2127Banal thread
Posted: 12/16/05 at 11:19amAhhh, gotcha. Well, in any case, I'm sending good vibes your way.
You promised me poems. ~Tricky
SorryGrateful
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/10/05
#2130Banal thread
Posted: 12/16/05 at 11:52am
*slump*
Una hora...
kissmycookie
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/21/04
#2133Banal thread
Posted: 12/16/05 at 12:12pmWhite chocolate mochas are SO good!
Celebrate Life
Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. - Randy Pausch
Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. - Randy Pausch
#2134Banal thread
Posted: 12/16/05 at 3:03pmNO MORE SPANISH CLASS EVER YAAY!
#2135Banal thread
Posted: 12/16/05 at 3:09pmI want some cookies but cannot get out of this chair.
Bob Martin Online
#2136Banal thread
Posted: 12/16/05 at 3:10pmNo te gusta el español, em?
Celebrate Life
Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. - Randy Pausch
Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. - Randy Pausch
#2137Banal thread
Posted: 12/16/05 at 3:16pm
I always thought I'd like learning another language; I used to be fairly good in it, too. I've just had so many horrific experiences with Spanish teachers that it's turned me off to it in any sort of educational environment. For over five years, I had teacher after teacher who I simply did not get along with. When I got to college, I realized that in addition to that, I'd been poorly taught only the bare minimum. I can read and write it fairly well, but I can't speak it to save my life, because in high school we were taught so we could pass a test, not so we could do anything practical.
It's been a really bad experience. 
#2138Banal thread
Posted: 12/16/05 at 3:37pmHm... I actually teach conversation spanish...
Celebrate Life
Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. - Randy Pausch
Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. - Randy Pausch
#2139Banal thread
Posted: 12/16/05 at 3:40pm
You should teach me!
In my college classes, we had to speak entirely in Spanish, whereas in high school I barely had to speak at all, if only for contrived oral exams. I really can't hold a conversation for anything.
To be banal, however, I feel like my hair grows an inch every day. It's crazy!
SorryGrateful
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/10/05
#2140Banal thread
Posted: 12/16/05 at 3:43pm
My neighbour was on her way out here to pick up a bookshelf that I had shipped to work. (This is the second time she drove out here to get it, but that's a long story.) She called me at work crying because she'd rear-ended a senior living van on Michigan Avenue and crunched the front of her car up.
She wouldn't have even been out here if it weren't for me. I feel really bad. But my working theory is that the bookshelf is cursed. I'm getting a cab home with it tonight and I'm performing an exorcism on it before I get in a vehicle with it.
You promised me poems. ~Tricky
#2141Banal thread
Posted: 12/17/05 at 12:29amIt would appear that my neighbors are having a party. These are the same neighbors who make so much noise that you'd think they're throwing themselves into the wall.
Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#2142Banal thread
Posted: 12/17/05 at 5:00am
Greeting from Paris, where the keyboard layouts make this touch-typist want to cry. Have you ever tried typing web addresses when you have to shift to get a period or a number? And it just took me 30 seconds to find the question mark. Oy.
Aaaanyway, this is turning out to be mostly a museum trip, because if the Louvre cuts off before the Impressionists I need to go to the Orsay, and with the limited display space at the Pompidou center I should probably go to the Picasso gallery, too, and there goes my weekend. :) But today I'm going to Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake. Also, there's a creperie I want to try, so bye!
(Please forgive any typos; this keyboard really is ridiculous.)
NYadgal
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
#2143Banal thread
Posted: 12/17/05 at 9:54am
Greetings to Plum in Paris!
and, yes, I know the frustration of the keyboard layout there... but, it's worth it, isn't it?
When you get to the d'Orsay, go directly to the top floor to see the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists and work your way downstairs. With limited time you want to start with the best! May I also recommend the Rodin museum? And, the Picasso museum is one of the finest collections and displays I've ever seen! Also, the musee Jacquemart-Andre' is fascinating. It's a rare peek into life in Paris in the 19th century. Take the self-guided tour. It's not as well known as the other museums, but it's just wonderful. One of my favorites!
Be SURE to get to Ste. Chappelle. It's a gem.
If you're at the d'Orsay, by the way, you'll be across the street from where I used to live. Give it a wave for me...
Wish I were there with you! Have a wonderful time!
"Two drifters off to see the world. There's such a lot of world to see. . ."
Updated On: 12/17/05 at 09:54 AM
kissmycookie
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/21/04
#2145Banal thread
Posted: 12/17/05 at 10:45ami'm dreading going to work today ugh i hate retail and christmas
Attend the tale of Bovine Boy
His party threads we all enjoy
But does he have Mad Cow Disease?
He doesn't eat beef - but cows skating? - oh please!!!
With cocoa!?!
And lemonade!?!
The heifer-mad poster of Broadway
(World)
Bluemoon
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/28/04
#2146Banal thread
Posted: 12/17/05 at 11:22am
Off to the mall in what is either a brave or stupid quest to gifts.
Invoking Undi's name to get a parking space. Try it - it works!
#2147Banal thread
Posted: 12/17/05 at 11:22amoooh caffeine is your friend i love caffeine bring on the caffeine caffeinecaffeinecaffeine YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *jumps up and down hysterically*
Suzanne: I never use catalogs. I'd rather go in the store and see all the salespeople groveling and sucking up to you.
Julia: Pardon me, I never knew they were so solicitous at the K-Mart.
#2148Banal thread
Posted: 12/17/05 at 11:28amYou swear like you've never *seen* me doing that.
Suzanne: I never use catalogs. I'd rather go in the store and see all the salespeople groveling and sucking up to you.
Julia: Pardon me, I never knew they were so solicitous at the K-Mart.
#2149Banal thread
Posted: 12/17/05 at 11:36amlord too much caffine in here
Attend the tale of Bovine Boy
His party threads we all enjoy
But does he have Mad Cow Disease?
He doesn't eat beef - but cows skating? - oh please!!!
With cocoa!?!
And lemonade!?!
The heifer-mad poster of Broadway
(World)
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